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Sunday 2 July 1978PGA TourYear in Review
Bean wins Western Open
Butler National Golf Club, Oak Brook, Illinois (region; the course comes with research) · Andy Bean’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse 225,000 (season table Purse US$ column) USD · end date from season table (Jul 2) and winner's wins table (Jul 2, 1978); start not found
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Bill Rogerslost playoff; Bean won with par on the first extra hole (winner's playoff record table) Western Open - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Western Open
Butler National Golf Club, Butler National Golf Club, Oak Brook, Illinois
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Andy Bean
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Bean | 70 · 71 · 75 · 66 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1953-03-13, LaFayette, Georgia; USA; turned pro 1975; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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